He produced in nearly every conceivable way.

In the Cardinals’ season-opening football game, the dynamic senior rushed for — unofficially — 131 yards on 21 carries and three TDs; converted three two-point conversion runs; caught a pass for 28 yards; and pulled down an interception that led to another score.

But it was senior teammate Carson Conley who turned in the game-altering performance on a warm night at Veterans Memorial Park.

The 6-foot-3, 195-pound quarterback completed 5 of 7 passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns — all during the decisive second and third quarters — to lead Randolph to a 39-20 come-from-behind nonleague victory over Salamanca. During that stretch, the Cardinals scored 31 unanswered points to put the game away.

Preston Burrows interception: Randolph’s Preston Burrows maintains possession of the ball after making a third-quarter interception during Saturday’s nonleague football game at War Memorial Field in Salamanca. P-J photo by Tim Frank

“We’ve got a crew that can throw it,” Randolph head coach Brent Brown said. “I know we don’t like to throw it, but you get in these Week One games without a scrimmage and you don’t know what to expect.”

Trailing 20-8 late in the second quarter, Conley answered the call.

After missing senior tight end Jaiden Huntington over the middle on what would have likely gone the distance, Conley regrouped and, three plays later, connected with Hind on a 28-yard completion. On the very next play, Conley hit Huntington with a 12-yard TD pass. Griffin Nelson booted the extra point and less than two minutes later Randolph headed to the locker room at halftime trailing 20-15.

Conley was just getting warmed up.

“Last year was the first time he played quarterback since I don’t know when. He had a lot to learn is all,” Brown said. “The second year he’s way more comfortable, and he does throw a pretty good ball.”

Jesse Stahlman run: Salamanca’s Jesse Stahlman bursts through a hole Saturday’s nonleague football game at War Memorial Field in Salamanca. P-J photo by Tim Frank

On the Cardinals’ first possession after the break, Conley ran a keeper for a first down on fourth-and-short and then, on the very next play, he connected with Owen Nelson on a 49-yard TD pass. Maverick Adams converted the two-point conversion run, giving Randolph its first lead of the night, 23-20.

There was more where that came from, with a little help from an unexpected source.

After both teams exchanged turnovers, Salamanca took over at its own 11. Two plays later, Cardinals’ defensive lineman Preston Burrows intercepted a pass, giving Randolph a first down at the Warriors’ 11-yard line. An unsportsmanlike penalty pushed the drive-start back to the 26-yard line, but an 11-yard Conley-to-Huntington completion was followed by three straight runs, the last by Hind for 6 yards and a touchdown. Hind’s two-point conversion run boosted the Cardinals’ lead to 31-20 with 5:08 remaining in the third quarter.

“That was huge,” Brown said of Burrows’ interception, “because then we punched it in and you could hear the air come out of (Salamanca) after that. That was a big one, for sure.”

Three minutes later — after forcing a Salamanca punt — Hind broke a tackle and made a nice stiff-arm on his way to a 39-yard TD run. His two-point conversion burst pushed Randolph’s lead to 39-20 with 2:21 left in the third quarter.

With standout running back Jesse Stahlman on the bench because of injury, the Warriors didn’t threaten the rest of the way. It was in stark contrast to how they started the game when quarterback Maddox Isaac threw two touchdown passes — he hit Jason McGraw on a 69-yarder on the second play of the first quarter and then Joshua Aumun on a 39-yard strike early in the second period to stake Salamanca to a 14-0 lead. Even when Hind intercepted a pass that set up his 3-yard TD run later in the period, the Warriors responded immediately when Arlen Newark returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a score.

Armed with a 20-8 lead, Salamanca had all the momentum.

Then Conley went to work.

“No moral victories here,” Warriors head coach Chad Bartoszek said. “We expect to win these games, expect to be in these games, and we were, but there’s film work now. We’re going to improve.

“We’ve got to be excited where we can go, (but) we’ve got a lot of corrections to make.”

NOTES: Isaac completed 3 of 6 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted twice. … Before leaving the game, Stahlman rushed for 43 yards on eight carries. … The game was delayed for 30 minutes when lightning was detected in the area. … The Cardinals return to action Friday when they entertain Clymer/Sherman/Panama. … The Warriors travel to Cleveland Hill on Saturday.

Randolph 0 15 24 0 — 39

Salamanca 6 14 0 0 — 20

Sal — McGraw 69 pass from Isaac (kick fail)

Sal — Aumun 39 pass from Isaac (McGraw pass from Isaac)

Ran — Hind 3 run (Hind run)

Sal — Newark 90 kickoff return (run fail)

Ran — Huntington 12 pass from Conley (Griffin Nelson kick)

Ran — Owen Nelson 49 pass from Conley (Adams run)

Ran — Hind 6 run (Hind run)

Ran — Hind 39 run (Hind run)